Me and Yates an army buddy of mineWere doing three years in Germany at the time

We came upon these Frauleins in the barYates said darf isch zee be-gleit-en they said yaAnd darf isch zee be-gleit-en means can we sit with you all

Oh we must have drunk ten quarts of German beerMy conscience and my sinuses were clear

I asked that Fraulein if she was a spyShe said nein but do bis ain bissel highA condition not uncommon to the American soldier

Well later on I went to be excusedWhen I returned I was a bit confused

Yates and his Fraulein had hit the airAnother guy was sitting in my chairA young soldier whom we shall get to know better

I said excuse me Mister that's my seatI'd like to have it back sir if you please

That girl's a nurse and I've been awful sickThe man looked up at me and said mox-nixWhich means that he wad not overly concerned with my health

Next thing I knew he had a switchblade knifeLord I didn't know that Fraulein was his wife

I took off through that Gasthaus like a foolBehind me I heard the crashing stoolsAs the police would say he was in hot pursuit

Well the waitress yelled there's MPs on the wayThat's one more reason I didn't want to stay

As I went out the window something went swishAnd I giggled all the way home knowing he missedAt the time it seemed like a laughing matter

But next morning my coat was lying there on the bunkAnd when I saw that coat it made me jump

That man had cut my coat right down the backA little bit more and they'd been playing me tapsAnd knowing the sad nature of that song I would decline it

Well later on I heard that guy got stabbedThey sent him home and didn't that make me glad

On love and marriage I want to say one thingOh lady if you're married wear that ring

And the army has a new policy if you can't move it paint itIf it has a switchblade knife salute itNot necessarily an incident one would want to write Mother aboutGermany being full of good soldiers good people